Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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Docket 3565
COMPOSITE SUPPLEMENTAL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT DOORS
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to composite supplemental infl~t~ble restraint doors
(SIR doors) and method of preparation. Specifically, the composite SIR doors of the
present invention consist of a facing material, a two-component polyurethane foam system,
S and a structural support. The SIR doors of the present invention m~int~in their structural
integrity during deployment of a passenger side air bag, yet have the plush look and feel of
the traditional foamed instrument panel.
2. Background of the Invention
Today's automobile dashboards or h~ll ull-ent p~els (IP) represent complex molded
10 composite articles generally consisting of a surfacing film, an intermediate foam layer, and
a supporting substrate. The addition of passenger side infl~t~ble restraints (air bags) has
increased the complexity and presented new problems in dashboard design and m~n~lf~ctllre.
Air bags are installed in an automobile to protect cabin occupants from injury. In the event
of a collision, a rapidly infl~ting air bag is deployed via a small explosive-like charge to
15 prevent occupant contact with the forward interior surfaces of the vehicle cabin.
Prior to deployment, the air bag must be stored. In general, such a storage assembly
will have sides and one closed end, an open end with a moving/lup~ulable covering, and a
reaction plate located between the closed end and the air bag, wherein said reaction plate
provides the force necessary to deploy the air bag. This storage assembly is located for the
20 driver side generally in the hub area of the steering wheel. For a passenger side air bag,
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the storage assembly's preferred position is in the dashboard, in line with the passenger
seating area.
Various ways of integrating the air bag assembly into the dashboard to provide a
commercially acceptable product have been used. U.S. Patent No. 5,084,122 comprises
5 locating the air bag assembly in the dashboard covering the open end with the intermediate
foam layer and surfacing the film of the dashboard composite and providing stitch-like slits
in the area of the composite covering the open end to allow the composite to tear upon
deployment of the air bag. A potential disadvantage of this system stems from the fact that
there is no structural support for the opening cover m~king it susceptible to deformation due
10 to thermal and/or mechanical stresses giving the dashboard a flawed appearance. Such
deformation is perceived by the consumer as less than desirable. Another similar method
of prepa~ g an air bag assembly cover is described in U.S. Patent No. 4,246,213. This
patent provides a cover member which is made up by a bag-shaped inner layer of a
polyurethane foam l~min~te of low density and a bag-shaped outer layer of a polyurethane
15 foam l~min~te of high density, wherein the l~min~te~ high and low density polyurethane
foams have at least one aligned cut or slit, which selectively splits upon deployment of the
air bag. U.S. Patents No. 4,893,833; 4,925,209; and 5,031,930 disclose air bag systems which
utilize a cover door module mounted on the dashboard which opens by means of a hinge
when the air bag is deployed.
20 3. Object of the Invention
It is an object of the present invention to provide a two-component polyurethane
foam system for use in an air bag assembly door. This urethane foam was developed to
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with~t~nfl extremely high tensile (70-168 psi), elongation (110-330 percent), and tear forces
(Block Tear 7-16 ppi and Graves Tear 14-32 ppi), thus Illillillli~il~g the possibility of foam
debris and occu~alll injury. The cohesive strength of the foam acts as the bonding agent
between the s~ ing film and the substrate, ensuring that the entire door remains intact,
5 while the foam itself provides the plush look and feel expected of today's dashboards.
Polyurethane foams commonly used as the intermediate foam layer in dashboard
production do not have the physical characteristics of`tensile, elongation, and tear strength
required to m~int~in the structural integrity of the composite molded door cover. Hard
plastic materials used in air bag door covers in steering wheels, while providing structurally
10 competent articles, lack the necessaIy look and feel for use in today's molded dashboard
assemblies.
4. Detailed Description of the Invention
The composite SIR door of the present invention is comprised of
A) a facing material;
B) a rei.lrorcillg structural support member; and,
C) a two-component polyurethane foam system.
The SIR door is mounted to the h~sllu~llent panel by means of a hinge. The SIR door
operates in a manner such that as the air bag expands, the SIR door swings open along the
axis of the hinge allowing the air bag to deploy. Typical polyurethane formulations for
20 h~lulllent panels (IP) produce foams that do not have physical properties sufficient to
m~int~in the integrity of the SIR door. It has been found that upon air bag deployment the
doors ntili7ing IP foams tend to separate at both the foam-support and/or foam-facing
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interfaces, distributing fragments of foam throughout the passenger comr~rtment. The SIR
door of the present invention utilizes a polyurethane fo~m having physical properties
sufficient to resist tearing and fragmentation.
The facing material used in the present invention can be any material commonly used
S in ins~ lent panel production, provided it is flexible. The facing material may be synthetic
resins such as polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyurethane, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin
(ABS), polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, or nylon.
The material colllp~ising the reinforcing structural support member may be made of
metals, such as ~l,l"li"".~ or steel. It may also be made of a known rigid material molded
10 to a desired shape. Such known materials include fiber-reinforced acrylonitrile-butadiene-
styrene (ABS), polyphenylene oxide (PPO resin), or the like.
The foam-producing formulations used in the present invention are t vo-component
systems comprising an A-side, isocyanate, and a B-side resin. The foams used in the present
invention are flexible foams exhibiting physical properties not found in typical IP foams.
Examples of hllproved properties include: Percent Elongation from about 110 to about 330
percent; Tensile Strength from about 70 to about 168 psi; Block Tear from about 7 to about
16 ppi; and Graves Tear (at room temperature) values from about 14 to about 32 ppi.
The isocyanates which may be used in the present invention are mixtures of various
modified and unmodified diisocyanates. Unmodified isocyanates include aliphatic or
20 cycloaliphatic and aromatic polyisocyanates. Examples inçlll~le 2,4- and 2,6-
methylcyclohexylenediisocyanate, tetramethylene diisocyanate, cyclohexane diisocyanate, 2,4-
toluene diisocyanate, 2,6-toluene diisocyanate, naphthalene-1,5-diisocyanate, and 1-
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rnethoxyphenyl-2,4-diisocyanate. Preferred ;socyanates include 4,4'-diphenylmethane
diisocyanate (MDI), mixtures of 4,4'- and 2,4-diphenylmethane diisocyanate. Included within
tlIe preferred isocyanates are those modiried MDls containillg carbodiirnide, allophanate,
urethane, or isocyanurate structures. Of particular preference are mixtures of carbodiimide
and urethane-modified MDls. The isocyanates of the present invention are ptepared by
conventional methods known in the art, e.g., phosgenation of the corresponding organic
amines.
The isocyanate reactive polyols contained in the B-side resin are generally hydroxyl
group-containing compounds (polyols) useful in the preparation of polyurethanes described
tO in the Polyurethane Handbook in Chapter 3, 3.1, pages 42-61, alld in Polyurelhanes:
Chemistry and Technology in Chapter 11, III and IV, pages 32-47. Many hydroxyl-group
containing compounds may be used, hIclllding simple atiphatic glycols, dillydro~y aromatics,
bisphenols, and hydroxyl-terminated polyethers, polyesters, and polyacetals, among others.
Extensive lists of suitable polyols may be found in the above references and in many patents,
for example, in columns 2 and 3 of U.S. Patent No. 3,652,639; columns 2-6 of U.S. Patent
No. 4,421,872; and columns 4-6 of U.S. Patent No. 4,310,632.
Preferably used are hydroxyl-terminated polyoxyalkylene and polyester polyols. They
are present in amounts from 60 percent to 85 percent by weight. The forlner are generally
2() prepared by well-known methods, for example, by the base catalyzed addition of an alkylene
oxide, preferably ethylene oxide (oxirane), propylene oxide (methyloxirane), butylene oxide,
ar tetrahydrofuran to an initiator molecule containing on the average two or more active
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hydrogens. Examples of preferred initiator molecules are dihydric initiators such as ethylene
glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, neopentyl glycol, 1,6-hexanediol, hydroqllinone7
resorcinol, the bisphenols, aniline and other aromatic mono~min~s, aliphatic mono~mintoc,
and monoesters of glycerine; trihydric initi~tors such as glycerine, trimethylol~,ropalle,
S trimethylolethane, N-allcylphenylene~ minec, mono-, di-, and tri~lk~nol~mines~
lition of aLkylene oxide to the initiator molecules may take place cimlllt~neously
or sequentially when more than one alkylene oxide is used, res~llting in block, heteric, and
block-heteric polyoxyalkylene polyethers. The number of hydlo~yl groups will generally
equal the number of active hydrogens in the initiator molecule. Processes for ~e~alh~g
10 such polyethers are described both in the Polyurethane Handbook and Polyurethanes:
Chemistry and Technolo~y as well as in many patents, for example, U.S. Patents 1,922,451;
2,674,619; 1,922,459; 3,190,927; and 3,346,557.
Polyester polyols also represent preferred polyurethane-forming re~ct~nt.c. Such
polyesters are well known in the art and are prepared simply by polymerizing polycarboxylic
15 acids or their derivatives, for example, their acid chlorides or anhydrides, with a polyol.
Numerous polycarboxylic acids are suitable, for example, malonic acid, citric acid, succinic
acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, maleic acid, fumaric
acid, terephthalic acid, and phthalic acid. Numerous polyols are suitable, for example, the
various aliphatic glycols, trimethylolpropane and trimethylolethane, a-methylglucoside, and
20 sorbitol. Also suitable are low molecular weight polyoxyalkylene glycols such as
polyoxyethylene glycol, polyo~y~ropylene glycol, and block and heteric polyoxyethylene-
polyol-yl~ro~ylene glycols. These lists of dicarboxylic acids and polyols are illustrative only
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and not limiting. An excess of polyol should be used to ensure
hydroxyl termination, although carboxy groups are also
reactive with isocyanates. Methods of preparation of such
polyester polyols are given in the Polyurethane Handbook and
in Polyureth~nes: ChPm;stry and Technolo~y.
Other polyoxyalkylene polyether polyols which may
be employed are those which contain grafted therein vinylic
monomers. They are present in amounts from 12 percent to 30
percent by weight.
The polyols which have incorporated therein the
vinylic polymers may be prepared (1) by the in situ free-
radical polymerization of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer
or mixture of monomers in a polyol, or (2) by di,spersion in
a polyol of a preformed graft polymer prepared by free-radical
polymerization in a solvent such as described in U.S. Patents
3,931,092; 4,014,846; 4,093,573; and 4,122,056; or (3) by low
temperature polymerization in the presence nf chain transfer
agents. These polymerizations may be carried out at a
temperature between 65C and 170C, preferably between 75 and
20 135C.
The amount of ethylenically unsaturated monomer
employed in the polymerization reaction is generally from one
percent to 60 percent, preferably from 10 percent to 40
percent, based on the total weight of the product. The
polymerization occurs at a temperature between about 80OC and
170C, preferably from 75C to 135C.
The polyols which may be employed in the preparation
of the graft polymer dispersions are well known in the art.
Both conventional polyols essentially free from ethylenic
unsaturation such as those described in U.s. Patent No. Re.
28,715 and unsaturated polyols such as those described in U.S.
Patent No. 3, 652,659 and Re. 29,014 may be employed in
preparing the graft polymer dispersions used in the instant
invention. Representative polyols essentially free from
ethylenic unsaturation which may be employed are well known
in the art. They are often prepared by the catalytic
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condensation of an alkylene oxide or mixture of alkylene
oxides either simultaneously or sequentially with an organic
compound having at least two active hydrogen atoms such as
evidenced by U.S. Patents 1,922,459; 3,190,927; and 3,346,557.
The unsaturated polyols which may be employed for
preparation of graft copolymer dispersions may be prepared by
the reaction of any conventional polyol such as those
described above with an organic compound having both ethylenic
unsaturation and a hydroxyl, carboxyl, anhydride, isocyanate,
or epoxy group; or they may be prepared by employing an
organic compound having both ethylenic unsaturation, as a
hydroxyl, carboxyl, anhydride, or epoxy group as a reactant
in the preparation of the conventional polyol. Representative
of such organic compounds include unsaturated mono and
polycarboxylic acids and anhydrides such as maleic acid, and
anhydric, fumaric acid, crotonic acid, and anhydride, propenyl
succinic anhydride, and halogenated maleic acids and
anhydrides, unsaturated polyhydric alcohols such as 2-butene-
1,4-diol, glycerol allyl ether, trimethylolpropane allyl
ether, pentaerythritol allyl ether, pentaerythritol vinyl
ether, pentaerythritol diallyl ether, and 1-butene-3,4-diol,
unsaturated epoxides such as l-vinylcyclohexene monoxide,
butadiene monoxide, vinyl glycidyl ether, glycidyl
methacrylate, and 3-allyloxypropylene ox
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As mentioned above, the graft polymer dispersions used in the invention are prcpared
by the in situ polymerization of an ethylenically lln~tllrated monomer or a mixlule of
ethylenically ~ .c~ ated monomers, either in a solvent or in the above-described polyols.
Represenl~live ethylenically lm~t~lrated monomers which may be employed in the present
invention inclllde butadiene, isoprene, 1,4-pentadiene, 1,5-hexadiene, 1,7-octadiene, styrene,
a-methylstyrene, methylstyrene, 2,4-dimethylstyrene, ethylstyrene, isopro~ylstyrene,
butylstyrene, phenylstyrene, cyclohexylstyrene, benzylstyrene, and the lLke; substituted
styrenes such as chlorostyrene, 2,5-dichlorostyrene, bromostyrene, fluorostyrene,
trifluoromethylstyrene, iodostyrene, cyanostyrene, nitrostyrene, N,N-dimethyl~minostyrene,
aceto~y~lylene, methyl-4-vinylbenzoate, phellyo~yslylene, p-vinyldiphenyl sulfide, p-
vinylphenyl oxide, and the like; the acrylic and substituted acrylic monomers such as
acrylonitrile, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, methylacrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-
hydro~yelllyl methacrylate, methyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, benzylmethacrylate, isopro~yl methacrylate, octyl methacrylate, methacrylonitrile, methyl a-
chloroacrylate, ethyl a-ethoxyacrylate, methyl a-acetum; inoacrylate, butyl acrylate, 2-
ethylhexyl acrylate, phenyl acrylate, phenyl methacrylate, a-chloroacrylonitrile, N,N-
dimethylacryl~mide, N,N-dibenzylacrylamide, N-butylacryl~mide, methacryl form~mitle, and
the l~e; the vinyl esters, vinyl ethers, vinyl ketones, etc., such as vinyl acetate, vinyl
chloroacetate, vinyl alcohol, vinyl butyrate, isopropenyl acetate, vinyl formate, vinyl acrylate,
vinyl methacrylate, vinyl methoxyacetate, vinyl benzoate, vinyl iodide, vinyl toluene, vinyl
naphthalene, vinyl bromide, vinyl fluoride, vinylidene bromide, l-chloro-l-fluoroethylene,
vinylidene fluoride, vinyl methyl ether, vinyl ethyl ether, vinyl propyl ether, vinyl butyl ether,
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vinyl 2-ethylhexyl ether, vinyl phenyl ether, vinyl 2-butoxyethyl ether, 2,4-dihydro-1,2-pyran,
2-butoxy-2'-vinyloxydiethyl ether, vinyl 2-ethylthioethyl ether, vinyl methyl ketone, vinyl ethyl
ketone, vinyl phenyl ketone, vinyl phosphonates such as bis(B-chloroethyl) vinyl phosphonate,
vinyl ethyl s~llfide, vinyl ethyl sulfone, N-methyl-N-vinyl acet~mide, N-vinyl-pyrrolidone, vinyl
S imicl~7.ole, divinyl sulfide divinyl slllf~ide, divinyl sulfone, sodium vinylsulfonate, methyl
vinylsulfonate, N-vinyl pyrrole, and the like; dimethyl fumarate, dimethyl maleate, maleic
acid, crotonic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, monomethyl itaconate, butylaminoethyl
methacrylate, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, glycidyl acrylate, allyl alcohol, glycol
monoesters of itaconic acid, dichlorobutadiene, vinyl pyridine, and the like. Any of the
10 known polymerizable monomers can be used, and the compounds listed above are
illuslralive and not restrictive of the monomers suitable for use in this invention. Preferably,
the monomer is selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile, styrene, methyl
methacrylate, and mixtures thereof.
Illustrative initiators which may be employed for the polymerization of vinyl
15 monomers are the well-known free radical types of vinyl polymerization initi~tors, for
example, the peroxides, perslllf~tes, perborates, percarbonates, azo compounds, etc.,
inchl(ling hydrogen peroxide, dibenzoyl peroxide, acetyl peroxide, benzoyl hydroperoxide,
t-butyl hydroperoxide, di-t-butyl peroxide, lauroyl peroxide, butyryl peroxide,
diisopropylbenzene hydroperoxide, cumeme hydroperoxide, p~ramethane hydroperoxide, di-
20 a-cumyl peroxide, dipropyl peroxide, diis~ro~yl peroxide, di~yl peroxide,
ditriphenylmethylperoxide,bis(p-methoxybenzoyl)peroxide,p-monoethoxybenzoylperoxide,
rubene peroxide, ascaridol, t-butyl peroxybenzoate, diethyl peroxyterephth~l~te, propyl
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hydlol)eroxide, isoprol,yl hydroperoxide, n-butyl hydroperoxide, t-butyl hydropero~Yide,
cyclohexyl hydroperoxide, trans-decalin hydroperoxide, a-methylbenzyl hydroperoxide, -
methyl-a-ethyl benzyl hydroperoxide, tetralin hydroperoxide, triphenylmethyl hydroperoxide,
diphenylmethyl hydroperoxide, a,a'-azo-bis(2-methyl)bulylollillile, a,'-azo-bis(2-
5 methyl)heptonitrile, l,l-azo-bis(l-cyclohexane)carbonitrile, dimethyl a,a'-
azobis(isobùly,ollillile), 4,4'-azo-bis(4-cyanopetanoic) acid, azo-bis(isobuly,o~ lile), l-t-
amylazo-l~yanocy-~loh~Y~ne, 2-t-butylazo-2-cyano4-me~yo~4-methylpentane, 2-t-butylazo-
2-cyano4-methylpentane,2-(t-butylazo)isobutyronitrile,2-t-butylazo-2-cyanobutane,l-cyano-
l-(t-butylazo)cyclohexane, t-butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate, t-butylperpivalate, 2,5-dimethyl-
10 h.oY~ne, 2,5-diper-2-ethyl h~oYo~te, t-butyl perneo-decanoate, t-butyl perbenzoate, t-butyl
percrotonate, persuccinic acid, diisopro~yl peroxydicarbonate, and the like; a m i~lule of
initiators may also be used. Photochemically sensitive radical generators may also be
employed. Generally from about 0.5 percent to about 10 percent, preferably from about 1
percent to about 4 percent, by weight of initiator based on the weight of the monomer, will
15 be employed in the final polymerization.
Stabilizers may be employed during the process of m~lnng the graft polymer
dispersions. One such example is the stabilizer disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,148,840, which
comprises a copolymer having a first portion composed of an ethylenically lln.c~tllrated
monomer or n~ ure of such monomers and a second portion which is a propylene oxide
20 polymer. Other stabilizers which may be employed are the alkylene oxide adducts of
copolymers of styrene-allyl alcohol.
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Any suitable catalyst may be used in~hl~ling tertiary amines such as
triethylene~ mine, N-methylmorpholine, N-ethylmorpholine, diethylethanol~min~, N-
cocomorpholine, 1-methyl-4-dimethylaminoelhylpi~erazine, metho~y~ro~yldimethyl~mine,
N,N,N'-trimethylisopropyl propylenerli~mine, 3-diethylaminopropyldiethylamine,
dimethylbenzyl~mine, and the like. Other suitable catalysts are, for example, dibulylli
dilaurate, dibùlyllin diacetate, stannous chloride, dibutyltin di-2-ethyl h~Y~no~te, stannous
oxide, as well as other org~nometallic compounds such as are disclosed in U.S. Patent No.
2,846,408. Catalysts are present in amounts from 0.2 percent to 1.2 percent by weight.
Chain eYt~n-ling and/or croc.clinking agents employed in the preparation of
polyurethane foams include those having two functional groups bearing active hydrogen
atoms. A preferred group of chain extending agents inchldes ethylene glycol, diethylene
glycol, propylene glycol, or 1,4-butanediol.
Additives which may be used in the process of the present invention inrlll~le known
pigment~, such as carbon black, dyes, and flame retarding agents (e.g., tris-chloroethyl
phosphates or ammonium phosphate and polyphosphate), surf~ct~ntc, such as the well-
known silicon surf~ct~nt~, stabilizers against aging and weathering, pl~tiri7ers, such as
g~mm~ butyrolactone, fungistatic and bacteriostatic substances, and fillers.
The main blowing and density controlling agent used according to the present
invention is water. It is present in amounts from 0.3 percent to about 2.0 percent by weight.
Having set forth the invention, the following examples are given by way of illustration
and should not be construed as limiting in nature:
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Polyol A is a trimethylolpropane-initiated polyoAy~ro~ylene polyoxyethylene block
copolymer having a hydloAyl number of about 25 and a nominal molecular
weight of 5,140.
Polyol B is a glycerine-initiated polyoxyethylene-polyoAy~ro~ylene heteric copolymer
having a hydroAyl number of about 46 and a nominal molecular weight of
3,600.
Polyol C is a 31 percent solids, 1:1 acrylonitrile:styrene copolymer dispersed in a
trimethylolpropane-initi~ted polyoxypropylene polymer having a
polyoxyethylene cap and a hydroxyl number of about 25.
10 Polyol D is a dipropylene glycol-initiated polyo~yp~opylene-polyoAyethylene block
copolymer having a hydr()Ayl number of about 29 and a nominal molecular
weight of 3,473.
Polyol E is a glycerine-initiated polyoAypropylene-polyoAyethylene block copolymer
having a hydroAyl number of about 27 and a nominal molecular weight of
4,047.
Polyol F is a toluene~ mine-initiated polyoAyethylene polymer having a hyd~oAyl
number of about 450 and a nominal molecular weight of 494.
Polyol G is a trimethylolpropane-initi~te~:l polyo~ylJro~ylene-polyoxyethylene block
copolymer having a hydroxyl number of 35 and a nomin~l molecular weight
of 4,121.
LEXOREZ is a cro~linke~l poly(diethylene glycol, neopentyl glycol, 1,6-hexanediol
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adipate) having a hydroxyl number of about 65 and a nominal molecular
weight of 3,780.
PPK 839 is a 10 percent by weight carbon black dispersed in a dipro~ylene glycol-
initi~ted polyoA~ropylene-polyoxyethylene block copolymer having a hydloAyl
number of about 29 and a nominal molecular weight of 3,473.
METACURE T-5 is an alkyl tin catalyst available from Air Products Corp.
XF-F1045 is a proprietary catalyst blend available from Air Products Corp.
DABCO BL-l9 is bis(dimethylaminoethyl)ether.
DABCO 33LV~ is triethylene~ mine in dipropylene glycol.
Q2-5212 is methyl(propylhydroAide, ethoxylated) bis(trimethylsiloxy)silane available
from Dow Corning.
HexChem 977 is pot~csillm octoate in dipro~ylene glycol.
B-4113 is a silicone surfactant available from Goldsçhmidt
ISO 1 is a 50:50 ll~ ule of a liquid solvent free carbodiimide modified 4,4'-
diphenylmethane diisocyanate and a solvent free urethane modified
diphenylmethane diisocyanate.
ISO 2 is a polymethylene polyphenylisocyanate.
All amounts given are in weight percent unless otherwise indicated.
Examples 1, 2 and 4 were prepared using standard hand mix and open pour
20 techniques. Predetermined amounts of resin and iso were added to a colllainer. The resin
and iso were mixed for about 8 seconds at about 3,000 rpm using a T ighting miAer equipped
with a German mix blade. The mixture was poured into a preheated prepared mold. The
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mold was then clamped shut. The foam product was demolded and tested. All tests were
performed using standard ASTM procedures.
Example 3, a preferred embodiment, was prepared as a "m~hine" mix. A PU-15
m~chine equipped with a lOmm C~nnon "L" head was used rather than hand mi~ing, The
5 resin and iso were preheated to 110 F and shot into a preheated prepared mold. The mold
was then clamped shut. The foam product was demolded and tested.
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EXAMPLES 1 2 3 4
POLYOL A --- 62.04 --- ---
POLYOL B --- 0.96 3.01 1.00
POLYOL C 15.00 28.90 15.15 15.00
POLYOL D --- --- 7422 75.41
POLYOL E 78.45 --- --- ---
LEXOREZ 1721-6S --- 1.64 2.01 2.00
PPK 839 --- 1.93 --- ---
METACURE T-5 --- --- 0.02 ---
XF-F1045 --- --- 0.13 ---
DABCO BL-l9 020 --- 0.05 020
DABCO 33LV 0.40 0.48 --- 0.40
Q2-5212 0.50 0.29 --- 0.70
~ IYLENE GLYCOL 4.70 1.93 4.75 4.70
WATER 0.75 1.83 0.56 0.S9
TRI~ lYLAMINE --- --- 0.10 ---
ISO 1 4S.3 52~0 4S.3 46.1
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TABLE I
EXAMPLES 1 2 3 ~ 4
CORE DENSITY (pcf~ 1523* 7.48 11.85 13.46*
TENSILE STRENGTH (psi) 102.6 71.9 143 111.0
ELONGATION (%) 143.0 170.0 234.5 246.7
BLOCKTEAR (ppi) 8.48 7.0 9.1~ 10.8
GRAVES TEAR 77F (ppi) 21.75 14.9 24.1 2S.5
* = MOLDED
~ = MACHINE MIX
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COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE I
Comparative Example I was prepared using the same technique as used for Examples 1,
2 and 4. Results of the physical tests are listed below:
POLYOLB 0.94 ISO 2 47.0
POLYOL C 9.36
POLYOL F 2.81
POLYOL G 79.71 CORE DENSITY (pcf~ 724
LEXOREZ 1721-65 1.59 TENSILE (psi) 322
PPK 839 1.88 ELONGATION % 53
B 4113 020 BLOCKTEAR (ppi) 2.1
BL 19 0.08
HEXCHEM 977 0.24
METACURE T-S 0.01
20 TRIETHANOLAMINE 0.98
WATER 220
Foam blocks, using the formulation of Example 2 were prepared having various vinyl
25 surfacing films. The foam-vinyl composite was then tested to determine the strength of the
adhesive bond between the foam and the vinyl.
TABLE II
EXAMPLE VINYL ADHESION (ppi)
2 RED FORMULA IV 4.63
2 RED FORMULA IV (co-extruded) 228
2 PVC CAST (RED) 0.53
2 PVC CAST (GREY) 0.5S
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Red Formula IV is a PVC, acrylonitrile-butadiene blend.
Red Formula IV (co-extruded) is a PVC, acrylonitrile-butadiene blend co-extruded with an
acrylonitrile-butadiene sheet.
PVC Red and Grey are both cast polyvinylchloride sheets.
S The i",~roved physical characteristics, such as tensile strength, elongation, and tear
resistance, are shown in Table I for Examples 1-4. The comparative example represents a
typical IP foam formulation and its physical properties. Table II illustrates the adhesion of
the foam to various surface materials.
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